RAID with USB HUB Enclosure 2 X Single / RAID 0/1 USB-C / USB-A Hub USB 3.1 Gen-II / Type-C For 3.5'' SATA HDD CONTENTS OVERVIEW 1-3 SELF-ASSEMBLY 4-5 LED Display / Switch Buttons / Rear / Side / Interior Accessories Quick Installation Guide SETUP 6-10 RAID mode setup / RAID Mode Description / LED display status INITIALIZATION 11-16 Windows 7 / Windows 10 Mac OS X 13 or later USB T YPE A USB T YPE C DC 12V USER’S MANUAL Official website www.mediasonicusa.com Online forum http://forum.
OVERVIEW Switch Buttons Description DIAGRAM of HFR7-SU31CH Front Panel 1 2 3 4 1 Power button 9 10 press the button press the button and hold it still on off 2 SET 1 RAID button Select SET 1 RAID mode. 3 SET 2 RAID button Select SET 2 RAID mode. 5 4 Smart Fan button on/off setup 7 6 •This Device is built in 2 sets of RAID. •This design will prevent accidental execution of this function.
SELF-ASSEMBLY Quick Installation Guide 1 2 Rear Description 3 4 1. Please use the provided handles to secure the 4 HDDs with screws. 1 Security lock 2 FAN Cover 3 RAID Mode Confirmation button 4 USB C type port 2. Open the cover. Side Description 1 USB A type port 1 2 USB C type port 2 3 DC Input 3 4 DC Jack (To connect AC adapter) 4 3. Press down the 2 tabs to detach the metal frame and remove it.
SETUP 4. Take the transport paper board out of the device. RAID Mode Setup When using RAID function, HDDs with the same brand, model and capacity is strongly recommended. There are several mode options for HFR7-SU31CH, Single, JBOD (Spanning), RAID 0 (Striping) and RAID 1. The enclosure is not default to any of the above. So If you just put hard drives in without setting a mode to use, the enclosure will just turn off after a few seconds of turning it ON. 1.
B RAID Mode Description Press "SET 1" again and again. until it lands on the raid mode you wish to use, then press and hold the "RAID mode Confirmation button" in the back of the device until enclosure shuts down. Single Simulate as a 4-bay non-RAID enclosure, and you can separately access 4 hard drives. Press Front panel 2 Press the button and hold it still RAID 0 The RAID confirmation button is hidden in the back, so please find it first before you start.
LED Display Status RAID Configuration RAID Mode Combination Best Performance Convenience SINGLE Blue / Starting SET 1 mode : Orange / Active Blue / Starting SET 2 mode : Green / Active 2x RAID 0 + 2x RAID 0 4x Single Mode RAID 0 Blue / in use RAID 0 Blue / active (When HDD is recognized by the PC) JBOD Spanning (BIG) RAID 0 Ultra Security Security+performance Blue / Starting SET 1 mode : Orange / Active Blue / Starting SET 2 mode : Green / Active 2x RAID 1 + 2x RAID 1 RAID 1 2x RAID 1
Initialization Windows 2. Create new partition and format disk If the HDD is uninitialized, you may have to initialize it by doing steps as followed: At first click ''Start'', ''Execute'' on your PC and key in ''diskmgmt.msc''. After that please press ''Return'' key. 1. Start disk initialization 3.
Start disk initialization Please enable GPT if the total capacity is more than 2TB and enable MBR if the total capacity is less than 2TB. Mac OS X 13 or later 1. Click ''Disk Utility'' icon. Activate GPT if total volume is more than 2TB Activate MBR if total volume is less than 2TB 13 2. HDD initialize...
3. Click ''Erase'' 5. Format completed 1 2 1 2 3 4.
Troubleshooting 1. Changing the RAID mode will cause data lost. 2. Please refer to the instructions when switching the RAID mode, 14. If the noise is still present, you can change the fan with another identical fan of size 80 x 80 x 20 mm referring. otherwise set up might fail. 3. When using RAID function, HDDs with the same brand, model and capacity is strongly recommended. 4. When using RAID function, more than one HDD partition is not recommended. 5. Under Windows 7 / 8.
